Structure and Function of the Reproductive System Chapter 22

Structure and Function of the Reproductive SystemChapter 22

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Development of the Reproductive System Dependent on sex hormones

Males—testosterone Females—estrogen, FSH, and LH

Sexual differentiation in utero Homologous structures Gonads Ducts

Mesonephric Paramesonephric

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Development of the Reproductive System

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Development of the Reproductive System

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Development of the Reproductive System Puberty

Exact trigger unknown Females

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) and its sulfate (DHAS)

Begins with thelarche (breast development) in females

Adrenarche Gonadarche

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Development of the Reproductive System

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Female Reproductive System External genitalia (vulva)

Mons pubis Labia majora Labia minora Clitoris Vestibule

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Female Reproductive System External genitalia (vulva)

Introitus Hymen Urinary meatus Lesser vestibular glands (Skene glands) Greater vestibular glands (Bartholin glands) Perineum

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External Genitalia (Vulva)

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Internal Genitalia Vagina Uterus Fallopian tubes Ovaries

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Internal Genitalia

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Uterine Position

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Internal Genitalia

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Ovary

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Follicle Development

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Female Sex Hormones Estrogens

Estradiol Estrone Estriol

Progesterone Androgens

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Menstrual Cycle Menarche Menopause Phases

Menstruation (menses) Follicular/proliferative phase Luteal/secretory phase

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Menstrual Cycle Ovarian cycle Uterine phases Vaginal response Body temperature change

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The Menstrual Cycle

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Hormone Controls

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Ovarian Cycle

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External genitalia Testes

Epididymis

Scrotum Penis

Male Reproductive System

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Male Reproductive System

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Male Reproductive System

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Male Reproductive System

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Internal genitalia Seminal vesicles Prostate gland Bulbourethral glands

Male Reproductive System

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Male Internal Genitalia

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Spermatogonia Primary spermatocytes Secondary spermatocytes Spermatids Sertoli cells

Spermatogenesis

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Spermatogenesis

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Male Reproductive System

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Androgens Primary androgen—testosterone Produced mainly in the Leydig cells of the testes Testosterone

Sexual differentiation Urogenital system development Nervous and skeletal tissue development Sex drive

Dihydrotestosterone and prolactin

Male Sex Hormones

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Modified sebaceous glands on the ventral surface of the thorax

Female breast Nipple Areola Glands of Montgomery

Male breast Until puberty, male and female breast development is

similar Without the sufficient influence of estrogen and

progesterone, the male breast does not develop any further

Structure and Function of the Breast

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Structure and Function of the Breast

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Structure and Function of the Breast

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Infection and cancer tests Culture Serologic testing Tissue biopsy Needle biopsy Papanicolaou (Pap) test Mammography

Fertility tests

Tests of Reproductive Function

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Menopause Perimenopause Vasomotor symptoms

Vasomotor flush

Aging and the Female Reproductive System

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Aging and the Female Reproductive System

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Male’s reproductive capacity is longer than women’s

There is not an event comparable to menopause

Decreased erectile and ejaculatory function Testes atrophy, decrease in weight, and soften Decreased levels of gonadotropins and

testosterone

Aging and the Male Reproductive System